Horse-collar



(No Model.)

O. A. BALLACK 8: P. B. WESTON.

HORSE COLLAR.

I Patented July 2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. BALLAOK AND PERCY B. WESTON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 542,180, dated July 2, 1895.

Application filed November 26, 1894:. Serial No- 529,938. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES A. BALLAOK and PERCY B. WESTON, of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Our invention relates to an improved horsecollar.

Our invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a horse-collar constructed in accordance with our invention, the same having the leather sheathing removed and also the Various trimmings of said collar. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the collar as it appears in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is afront elevation of the meetinglower ends of the two portions of the collar, the same being provided with locking devices. Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of the lower meeting ends of the two portions of the collar, the same being provided with looking devices and in an open position. Fig. 5 is an end view of one of the locking devices, and Fig. 6 is an end view of the other one of said locking devices. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional View taken approximately on the indicated line 7 7 of Fig. 2 and showing one of the trace-couplings mounted upon the collar. Fig. Sis a front elevation of one of the trace-coo plin gs as itappears mounted upon the collar, said trace'coupling being in a closed position. Fig. 9'is a front elevation of the trace-coupling in an open position. Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken approximately on the indicated line 10 10 .of Fig. 2. Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken approximately on the indicated line 11 11 of Fig. 1. Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken approximately on the indicated line 12 12 of Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a corrugated Washer We use in carrying out our invention. Fig. 1 1 is a cross-sectional view analogous to Fig. 12 and showing the location of the padding relative the solid portion of the collar.

Fig. 15 is a view in perspective of the hinge at the meeting upper ends of the collar. Fig. 16 is a cross-sectional view-taken approximately on the indicated line 16 16 of Fig. 9.

Apertures 4 pass through the cored portion of the mating halves of the collar at suitable distances below the upper ends thereof and are adapted to receive the shanks of the linerings. (Not shown.) Atsuitable distances below these apertures 4 and in the cored portions of the mating halves 1 1 are apertures 5, adapted to receive the shanks of the Concord rings. Immediately below these apertures 5 are pairs of apertures 6, through which are adapted to pass bolts that hold the tracecouplings to the collar. At the meeting lower ends of the halves 1 1 of the collar are formed apertures 7, through which are adapted to pass bolts that hold the locking devices in position. Wherever apertures pass through the cored portions of the mating halves 1 l integral solid metal pillars or bearings, such as 8, are formed around said apertures and extend at an angle to and connect the opposite inner walls of said halves or sections. Suitable hinges 9, the straps 10 of which are provided with slots 11, the edges of which are corrugated, are fixed to the upper meeting ends of the mating portions 1 1 of the collar by means of bolts 12 passing through the apertures or bolt-holes 3 in said meeting upper ends; By thus slotting the straps of the hinge the meeting ends of the portions 1 1 may be adjusted relative to one another.

Mounted upon one of the lower ends of the mating'portions 1 l isa sleeve 13 that is provided with a lateral extension 14 in which is formed a vertical aperture 15. A slot 16 is formed in the forward side of the sleeve 13, the adjacent edges of which are corrugated, as indicated by 17. A headed screw-bolt 18 passes through this slot 16 and enters the screw-threaded aperture? that is in the lower end of the portion 1 upon which the sleeve is mounted. A corrugated washer 19 is interposed between the head of the screw-bolt 18 and the corrugated edge '17 adjacent the slot 16. By this construction the sleeve 13 is made longitudinally adjustable upon the lower end of one of the mating portions 1.

A sleeve 20, similar to the sleeve 13, has a recess 2l in one end in which the projection 14 of the sleeve 13 engages. A locking-pin 22 passes through vertical apertures formed in the end of the sleeve 20 and through the vertical aperture 15 in the projection 14.- when said projection is located in the recess 21. This sleeve 20 is longitudinally adjustable upon the lower end of one of the mating portions 1 of the collar by means of a headed screw-bolt 23 passing through a horizontal slot 24 in said sleeve, the adjacent edges of said slot 24 being corrugated, as indicated by 25. A corrugated washer, such as 19, is interposed between the head of the screw-bolt 23 and the corrugated edge of the slot 24. An integral projection 26 extends forward from the front face of the sleeve 20 and carries an elongated loop 27.

v The trace-couplings of which we make use comprise vertically-arranged plates 28 in which are formed slots 29. Extending at right angles to the plates 28 are hooks 30. Pivoted to that portion of the hook that joins the plate 28 is a hook 31 that is adapted to lie adjacent the hook 30. Headed screw-bolts 32 pass through the slots 29 and into the apertures or screw-holes 6 formed in the mating portions 1 1 of the collar. By this construction the trace-couplings are made adjustable.

Swiveled to the plates 28, between the slots 29, are shanks 33, the same being provided with rounded heads 34:, through which pass rings 35.

In Fig. 1 1 the padding for the collar is indicated by the numeral 36, and the leather sheathing for the collar and padding shown in dotted lines by the numeral 37.

In constructing our improved collar, after the mating portions 1 1 have been formed as shown and described, the sheathing of leather or analogous material 37 is'drawn over said mating portions and the padding, such as excelsior, curled hair, straw, 650., is positioned within said sheathing adjacent the metallic portions of the collar. The various attachments are now positioned as described and the collar is ready for use.

Our combined collar and hames is very strong and durable for the reason that the solid metal pillars 8 upon the interior of the hollow halves or sections act as braces or pillars to firmly connect the opposite walls and at the same time prevent bending thereof at the points where the greatest strain comes during use. Furthermore, our improved device is comparatively light, owing to the fact that the halves or sections are hollow.

A collar so constructed presents an appearance similar to the ordinary collars, except that the hames are dispensed with.

In positioning a collar of this construction upon an animals neck the pin 22 is withdrawn from the apertures in the meeting ends of the sleeves 13 and 20, the collar passed over the animals head to the proper position upon the neck, and the lower ends brought together until the projection 14 enters the recess 21 and the pin 22 passed through the vertical aperture 15 in the projection 14. The trace-eyes are held and retained as desired by the hooks 30 and 31.

Thus will be seen how we have constructed a collar to be used without hames that possesses superior advantages in point of sim plicity, durability, and general efliciency.

What we claim is- 1. As an article of manufacture, the body portion of ahorsecollarcastintegralot aluminum in a mold and made hollow by suitable coring during the casting operation, and provided upon its interior with a series of inte gral metal pillars separated a distance and connecting the inner walls of said hollow body portion, and said pillars being bored and threaded to receive the metallic trimmings of the collar, substantially as herein specified.

2. The hollow mold-cast shell, cored to form internal pillars as described, and having a single flange of thin metal on its outer side only, in combination with ashoulder-padding in contact with one surface of said flange, and a leather casing which incloses said shell and said padding,substantially as herein specified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. BALLACK. PERCY B. WESTON. \Vitnesses:

P. SHORE, J NO. 0. HIGDON. 

